Hygiena 2007, 52(4):135-141

Deprivation Indices: A Literary Survey

Hana Šlachtová, Hana Tomášková, Anna Šplíchalová, Petra Fejtková
Zdravotní ústav se sídlem v Ostravě, Ostrava

Over the last three decades a number of indices of socio-economic deprivation (SESDI) were created. The goal of the review is to bring published information on methods of the most commonly used SES indices and their use in public health. The paper presents the theoretical concepts of poverty and deprivation and their measurement. It deals with the main data sources for construction of indices, their advantages and weaknesses. With respect to the most sophisticated system of deprivation indices in Great Britain and their widespread routine use, the review was based on English and Scottish indices of deprivation. In the paper the validity of indices, such as problems with their creation and possibilities of the use of socio-economic deprivation indices in association with health indicators are discussed.

Keywords: material and social deprivation, deprivation indices, health indicators

Published: December 2007  Show citation

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Šlachtová H, Tomášková H, Šplíchalová A, Fejtková P. Deprivation Indices: A Literary Survey. Hygiena. 2007;52(4):135-141.
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